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🇩🇪 West German Bundesmarine naval ensign, FG-059. Swallowtail 76 × 136 cm federal service flag with Bundesschild . Wool-blend construction, multi-panel assembly and reinforced hoist with braided halyard.

🔴 DDR Volksmarine Dienstflagge, FG-058. East German 50 × 85 cm naval service flag with reduced emblem variant . Synthetic flag cloth, multi-panel construction and a separately printed state emblem patch.

🔴 DDR Volksmarine Dienstflagge, FG-057. East German 67 × 110 cm naval service flag with large state emblem variant. Cotton flag cloth, multi-panel construction and heavy pigment-printed emblem within laurel wreath.

🔵 NATO IFOR/SFOR armored-vehicle flag, FG-056. Hungarian-made 40 × 50 cm operational flag used by Northern Brigade units during the Balkan mission. Satin-weave polyester, grey braided hoist rope, and Mecsek Zászlóműhely label. Provenance: Danish military auction , returned by a Balkan veteran.

⚓ Imperial German naval jack (Kriegsschiffgösch), FG-055. Wool bunting example measuring 70 × 100 cm , with crown-over-W acceptance and “1” inspector stamp. Represents the 1903 enlarged-cross pattern used by the Kaiserliche Marine until 1918.

🇬🇧 WWII-era Union Flag with Admiralty Broad Arrow mark. Multipiece wool bunting, 3×6 ft marking, thick canvas header with rope and wooden toggle — likely Royal Navy issue.

🇹🇼 A wartime ROC flag with a U.S. maker’s mark. Double-appliquéd sun, zinc grommets, and a 3×5 ft hoist stamp — all classic Annin/Defiance traits from 1942–43.

🇩🇪 A heavy wool Imperial war ensign from the interwar years, reused in WW2 veteran parades to mark the Battle of Jutland.

🇩🇪 Kriegsmarine Gösch 80 × 135 cm — Textildruck Arlt, Schönheiderhammer. Typical U-boat/small-craft jack with rare red dye bleed in the printed roundel.

🇩🇪 A fortress under blockade: La Rochelle remained in German hands until May 1945, supplied only by sea. The garrison’s war ensign was flown on the harbor building throughout the siege.

🚩 Soviet Navy ensign (dated 1979): wool bunting, GOST 8498-73 stamp, honest sea wear — a natural fit for the Grisha (Project 1124) environment.

🟥 Soviet flag made in Britain Likely intended for Allied headquarters during the war, not military field use.

🎌 Japanese flag with kanji marking and BCOF context .

🇬🇧 British WWII White Ensign in pristine condition – printed wool, ribbed weave, brass grommets – matches IWM wartime pattern. .

🇻🇳 Rare hand-sewn DRV flag with yellow star (1958–64) .

Captured from General Daser’s HQ 🇩🇪🪧 Taken by 7/9th Royal Scots during the surrender of Middelburg, this 1.5 × 2.5 m Reichskriegsflagge was a silent witness to the battle that unlocked Antwerp.

🇩🇪 Transitional Reichskriegsflagge with rare Kf.Fl. marking and NS-style cross geometry.

🇩🇪 Kriegsmarine flag from WWII – stamped Kr.Fl. 80 × 135 and produced by Lorenz Summa.

🇩🇪 War ensign from the Weimar Republic – marked 95 × 157 and visibly shortened.

🇩🇪 Found in Sønderborg just after the German surrender – a small Kriegsmarine naval flag with full markings.